TRENT, Texas — About two dozen cars of a Union Pacific train derailed east of Trent on Tuesday, April 23, KTXS-TV reports.
The derailment occurred about 8 p.m.; a UP spokesman said there were no injuries and no releases of hazardous materials. Images on the station website show derailed double-stack containers.
KTAB/KRBC-TV reports that high winds are being blamed for the derailment, according to the Texas Division of Emergency Management. Winds of up to 70 mph were reported in the area Tuesday night.
Trent is 23 miles west of Abilene, Texas, on UP’s Baird Subdivision, adjacent to Interstate 20.
— Updated at 6:50 p.m. with report of winds as cause of derailment.
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